Mailing wrapper and package



Sept. 22, 1925. 1,554,970

E. HETHERINGTON E1' AL 1 MAILING WRAPPER `ND PCKAGE Filed om. 1o. 1924 Mae/ arbor/nua Patented sept. 22, 192s.

' UNITED STATES PATENr oFFica* EDWIN HETHERINVGTN, 0F CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA, AND CARL l-I. GOODYEAR, OFPORT- LAND, OREGON; SAID HETHERINGTN ASSIGNOR T0 GAR-RIE HETHERINGTON, OF i CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

Application mee cci-ober 1o, i924. sei-nino. Maese.

To all w/zom t may concern.:

Be it known that we, Enwriv Herr-rimine- TON and CARL H. GOODYEAR, .citizens of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, Fortland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented certain new, and useful Improvements in Mailing Trappers and Packages, of which the following is a specification. i

This invention relates to mail matter, and more especially merchandise or printed inatter, the object of the invention being to produce a wrapper or envelope of simple construction which by reason of its peculiar Jfolding is adapted to form pluralpockets in which advertising novelties or literature may he separately inserted for mailing. The construction is of such a nature, furthermore, that the insertion of stiff material in the outer pocket servesto lock together the doubled and folded flaps forming such pocket.

The invention is fully shown and described in the description and claims following, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a view of the unfolded blank from which the wrapper is formed. Fig. 2 shows the same as folded for the insertion of mail matter. Fig. 3 shows the same, but with marginal nicks to give. an extension of the inner leaf of the infolded end-flaps. Fig. 4f shows the envelope or wrapper with a tie fastener, and folded at the medium line of Fig. 2 to make a narrower, but stiffer and more compact package. Fig. 5 illustrates the address side of the envelope.

A square of paper 5 is truncated at 6, and preferably at 7. For convenience in folding accurately the paper is preferably creased at L -rr, the initial folding line. If this line be above the intersection of the side angles, as in Fig. 1, the folding in of the triangular end-flaps 8 will leave the margins of the outer leaves of the flaps receding somewhat from those of the inner leaves, which is a matter of some convenience in both interlocking the Haps at 8a, and inserting merchandise in the pocket formed by the flaps. If folded at the angles these margins come flush, as in Fig. 3, in which case nicks at 8b are desirable for the same purpose. To insure accuracy in the folding of the endflaps the blank should be creased, or weakened at the lines o Z). As the inwardly turned face of the wrapper is supposed to be printed with advertising matter, this creasing is easily done with a clotting rule. The lines 0 0 and cle-cl indicate other foldings, but these need not necessarily be creased.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the envelope is in position to receive mail matter in either the outer pocket formed by the lapping flaps, or the wider pocket behind the upturned part, or both. In practice the outer' pocket forms a convenient receptacle for a great variety of advertising specialties, as indicated by the pencil 1() and rule 11. It will be evident that any long stiff article inserted in the pocket will serve to keep the envelope straight, and especially to hold the interlocked flaps in their locked position.

For mailing, the envelope, after filling, is preferably 'folded at the middle line c-c, and the flap 9 drawn over the upturned part and suitably fastened. For this purpose the Hap may be gummed at 9a, or the wrapper be provided with some simple tying device, such for example as the `familiar button 12 and winding cord 13. Permission to break the seal should appear on the face of the envelope, if it is to pass for less than lirst class mailing rates.

The envelope as so formed is designed for convenient mailing, as above indicated, but also to arrest and hold the attention of the recipient. On breaking the seal, the article in the outer pocket cannot fail to attract his attention. Then, with or without any printed suggestion, he will be inclined to open up the wrapper, and at every unfolding some attractive bit of advertising may meet the eye. The wrapper is thus made to assist its contents in creating a favorable impression at the outset, and lead to due consideration of the matter presented by the sender.

Having thus described our invention, we claim:

1. A mailing package, comprising a wrapper 'formed of a truncated square of foldable material, first folded parallel with the line of` truncation to divide the opposing angles of the sheet, the folded ends being then turned inwardly to interlock, thus forming a plurality of pockets, stiff articles of niefcliandise inserted in the pocket foi'iiief by such end-flaps, whereby they are h fl in intei'locled position, und the remaining flap then Yfolded and suitably 'fastened ovci. 5 the inonths of sind pockets.

Q. A mailing package, comprising :i wrm per feli'ned of nV truncated square ot 'liold-` ble material, folded first on :i linepal'nllel to its longest dinnietel', the donhle end-timos 10 then "foldedinwalidlyv and intelcelied. still articles of merchandise inserted in the pechet formed by said end-flaps, the parcel then folded longitudinally, and the outstanding fla-p finally secured tothe hody of the peekage. i

` In testimony whereof We nlx oni sig;- netures.

'EDVIN H ETHRRINGTGN. CARL H. GOODYEAR 

